The murder of Genovese and the crowd’s irresponsibility

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do...

I consume, therefore I am

In Wim Wenders’ documentary film Buena Vista Social Club about the music of Cuba we see some great old-Cuban musicians playing music and talk...

The banality of the banality of evil

“The most horrendous crimes have been committed by ordinary people.” Hannah Arendt “Politics is not the art of lying, it’s the art of speaking the minimal...

A pelasgian gangster in Chicago

The elderly know of tales not penned to any book. Not those who live in a town, not those bragging that they are natives of...

Dancing with the memories of an ephemeral life

All that you touch, All that you see, All that you taste, All you feel, All that you love, All that you hate All you...

Of mice and men – Choosing between fight and flight

Getting away with it, all messed up, that’s the living James ~~{}~~ Every animal that faces an enemy has but two choices: fight or flight. However, man has...